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Lake Natron, Tanzania
Photo: Airplane over on Lake Natron, Tanzania
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An airplane casts a shadow over Lake Natron in Tanzania. The lake's color comes from a red pigment in cyanobacteria, which feed on high levels of salt in the lake.
Photograph by George Steinmetz

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